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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1952-08-01 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 37412 · night · 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Mel Parnell earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Mel Parnell L: Bill Wight SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Goodman	4	0	1	0	0
Archie Wilson	4	0	1	0	0
Hoot Evers	4	0	0	0	0
Dom DiMaggio	4	2	2	0	0
George Kell	4	0	2	1	0
Dick Gernert	4	1	2	1	1
Del Wilber	3	0	0	0	0
Johnny Lipon	3	0	1	0	0
Mel Parnell	3	0	0	0	2
Gus Niarhos	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Groth	5	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Pesky	3	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Hatfield	3	0	1	0	1	0
Walt Dropo	2	0	2	0	2	0
Bud Souchock	4	1	0	0	0	0
Don Lenhardt	4	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Batts	4	0	2	1	0	0
Al Federoff	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Wight	3	0	0	0	0	2
Don Kolloway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Mullin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	9.0	8	5	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Wight	9.0	9	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: S
Archie Wilson: 9
Hoot Evers: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Johnny Groth: 4
Johnny Pesky: 13
Fred Hatfield: 6

Top 2

Dom DiMaggio: D/78
George Kell: S8.2-H
Dick Gernert: 64(1)/FO
Del Wilber: 8
Johnny Lipon: S.1-2#
Mel Parnell: K

Bot 2

Walt Dropo: W
Bud Souchock: 54(1)/FO
Don Lenhardt: K
Matt Batts: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Billy Goodman: 7/L
Archie Wilson: 43
Hoot Evers: 43

Bot 3

Al Federoff: 7
Bill Wight: 43
Johnny Groth: S
Johnny Pesky: 8

Top 4

Dom DiMaggio: S
George Kell: BK.1-2
George Kell: 63.2-3
Dick Gernert: D7/7L.3-H
Del Wilber: SB3.2XH(1E5)
Del Wilber: 7
Johnny Lipon: 8

Bot 4

Fred Hatfield: W
Walt Dropo: PB.1-2
Walt Dropo: W
Bud Souchock: PB.2-3;1-2
Bud Souchock: FC5.3XH(525);2-3
Don Lenhardt: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Matt Batts: S9.2-H;1-2#
Al Federoff: 4

Top 5

Mel Parnell: K
Billy Goodman: 53
Archie Wilson: S
Hoot Evers: 9

Bot 5

Bill Wight: K
Johnny Groth: 53
Johnny Pesky: W
Fred Hatfield: 2/FL

Top 6

Dom DiMaggio: 5/L
George Kell: D
Dick Gernert: OA.2X3(25)#
Dick Gernert: K

Bot 6

Walt Dropo: S7
Bud Souchock: 9
Don Lenhardt: S8.1-2
Matt Batts: S7.1-3;2XH(72);B-2(TH)
Al Federoff: IW
Bill Wight: K

Top 7

Del Wilber: 63
Johnny Lipon: 7
Mel Parnell: 53

Bot 7

Johnny Groth: 63
Johnny Pesky: 4
Fred Hatfield: S
Walt Dropo: S.1-2#
Bud Souchock: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Billy Goodman: 63
Archie Wilson: 8
Hoot Evers: 53

Bot 8

Don Lenhardt: 3/FL
Matt Batts: 7/FL
Al Federoff: 63

Top 9

Dom DiMaggio: 63
George Kell: 7
Dick Gernert: D
Gus Niarhos: 3

Bot 9

Don Kolloway: 43
Johnny Groth: S6
Pat Mullin: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Dick Gernert stole 3B when he caught Bill Wight napping as he stood off the rubber; Fred Hatfield let Wight's hurried throw roll away
Walt Dropo fell rounding 3B and tried to crawl back to the bag, only to find Don Lenhardt already there; Dropo raced home and was thrown out in a collision with Del Wilbur
Del Wilbur left with a thigh bruise suffered in his collision with Walt Dropo in previous inning

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